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Quote: We lost one big tree and had several medium to small trees and bushes that we had to upright and stake down. The soil was so soaked that the wind just toppled them. Hope you get yours upright.

Everyone in our house made it through the storm without problems. The chicks were so happy to be back in their coop on Sunday afternoon. It was damp outside and the ground was squishy, but it pretty much had dried up by late afternoon. We are still without power - lost it at 8:30pm on...

We're getting tropical storm winds now - it's been windy most of the day but these gusts are way bigger. I can feel them shake the house every now and then. Praying nothing gets damaged and glad Irene went more east then originally expected. We'll probably loose power again as it's far too...

Quote: nice set up!

It's been raining pretty hard and the wind gusts on occassion have shook the house. The coop is still standing strong - so maybe it would have handled it fine - but this is our 1st year with it - so better safe I say.

Quote: Good for you. I'm having the same philisophical debate with my DH right now. The chickens will prevail. Safety first! HAHA! I figure God gave them to me and now I have an obligation to take care of them. It's not like I'm letting them sleep on our bed - like the dog did and the cats...

The rain & winds were just starting here in NoVa at 8:30am. After my agonizing over what to do, DH finally threw up his hands and said he didn't care what I did. So I went out in the wind/rain and brought the WLs inside and am keeping them in the play area inside a tub with a window screen...

We just had a pre Irene thunderstorm roll through with possible wind gusts to 60mph - and I do believe a couple of times that may have happened as our windows shook and screens rattled. I didn't lock the chicks in their coop yet b/c it was just supposed to be a thunderstorm - not a severe...